Alfredo Morelos is ready for the fight of getting back into the Rangers side as he made to reference to being a 'warrior' following the draw with PSV.
The Colombian was an unused substitute as Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men shared four goals with the Dutch giants in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie. Ibrahim Sangaré opened the scoring in the first period following a scramble from a corner. However, just three minutes later Antonio Colak had the home fans roaring after superbly turning home James Tavernier's low cross. Tom Lawrence then turned the game on its head after he tried his luck with a long-range free-kick in a moment to forget for Walter Benitez. But Armando Obispo headed home from a corner to spare his team-mates blushes.
Summer recruit Colak put in a tireless shift up top as he battled and chased down every ball in front of a packed Ibrox. He has been preferred so far this season after he netted his fourth goal in four games. Morelos has been resigned to the bench as he continues his recovery from a long-term injury but he didn't taste any action last night.
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Boss Van Bronckhorst delivered a blunt response post-match when asked if he was tempted to put the hitman on the park.
And now Morelos has delivered his view with the Rangers striker up for the battle at hand.
A caption alongside a picture upload to his Instagram stories translated from Spanish reads: "A warrior is not the one who always wins, but the one who always fights."
Rangers and PSV will go head to head once more a week today in the Netherlands with the huge prize of reaching the group stages and the big financial windfall that comes with it.
Celtic and Ange Postecoglou have already secured their spot in the draw after winning the Premiership title last term and Van Bronckhorst and Co will be desperate to join them and test themselves against Europe's elite.
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